Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack release for the BBC series Luther. The album features selections from the show’s original score of the first three seasons composed by Paul Englishby (An Education, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day), as well as songs featured in the series by artists including Massive Attack, Nina Simone, Emiliana Torrini, Marilyn Manson, The Heavy, Kasabian and Suede. The soundtrack will be released overseas on September 9, 2013. No word yet on a domestic release. Luther created by Neil Cross and executive produced by Phillippa Giles stars Idris Elba as near-genius detective John Luther. The BBC and BBC America co-production premiered in 2010. The third season of the series aired earlier this summer in the UK and is set to premiere in the US on September 3 on BBC America. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Luther’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, BBC America, Luther, Paul Englishby, score, Soundtrack
Paul Grabowsky Scoring ‘Words and Pictures’
Posted: August 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fred Schepisi, Paul Grabowsky, Words and Pictures
Paul Grabowsky has reteamed with director Fred Schepisi (The Russia House, Roxanne, Six Degrees of Separation) to score the director’s upcoming romantic comedy drama Words and Pictures. The film starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche takes place at an insular New England prep school and follows an English teacher who challenges the school’s art teacher to a “war” between words and pictures and in the process, sparks an unlikely romance. Gerald DiPego (Phenomenon, The Forgotten, Message in a Bottle) has written the screenplay and is also producing the Latitude Productions and Lascaux Films production with Schepisi and Curtis Burch. Grabowsky and Schepisi have previously collaborated on such films as Last Orders, It Runs in the Family, Empire Falls and The Eye of the Storm. Words and Pictures is set to premiere next month at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 16, 2013)
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Austenland, Brian Tyler, Daniel Hart, Emmy the Great, Henry Jackman, Ilan Eshkeri, jOBS, John Debney, Junkie XL, Kick-Ass 2, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Matthew Margeson, Paranoia, Rodrigo Leão, Standing Up
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the drama The Butler starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber and Robin Williams. The film’s original music is composed by Rodrigo Leão (Lisbon Story). Verve International has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year. For the full album details and to listen to audio clips, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide is the superhero action comedy sequel Kick-Ass 2 directed by Jeff Wadlow and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jim Carrey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Donald Faison, Clark Duke, John Leguizamo and Morris Chestnut. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs by artists (click here for the full details and audio clips). The film’s original score is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class) and Matthew Margeson (Skyline). La-La Land Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score digitally earlier this week. Check out our previous article for audio clips and more information. For recent interviews with Margeson about his work on the film, visit Film Music Magazine, Comic Book Therapy and Reel Film News. Read the rest of this entry »
‘About Time’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: About Time, Nick Laird-Clowes, Richard Curtis, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming romantic comedy About Time. The album features the songs from the film, including the original song How Long Will I Love You by Ellie Goulding, as well as tracks by Ben Folds, The Cure, Amy Winehouse, Paul Buchanan, The Killers, T.A.T.U. and Arvo Pärt. Also included is a cue from the film’s original score composed by Nick Laird-Clowes. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on September 2, 2013 and in the U.S. on October 28, 2013. Check out audio clips after the jump. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. About Time is written and directed by Richard Curtis (Love Actually) and stars Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander, and Margot Robbie. The romantic comedy will be released in the UK next month and is set to arrive in US theaters on November 1, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave Porter to Score Fox’s ‘Wayward Pines’
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chad Hodge, Dave Porter, Fox, M. Night Shyamalan, Wayward Pines
Dave Porter has been hired to score the upcoming event series Wayward Pines. The show is created by Chad Hodge (The Playboy Club, Runaway) and stars Matt Dillon, Shannyn Sossamon, Terrence Howard, Carla Gugino, Juliette Lewis, Toby Jones and Melissa Leo. The series follows a Secret Service agent Ethan Burke who arrives in the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, Idaho, on a mission to find two missing federal agents. M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) is directing the pilot episode and is also executive producing the project with Hodge, Donald De Line (The Italian Job, Green Lantern) and Ashwin Rajan. Porter is best known for his score for AMC’s Breaking Bad. Read the rest of this entry »
World Soundtrack Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the nominees for the 2013 World Soundtrack Awards to be presented in three categories: Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October 19, the closing night of the Ghent International Film Festival. Here are the nominations:
Film Composer of the Year
Mychael Danna
Life of Pi
Alexandre Desplat
Argo, Reality, Renoir, Rise of the Guardians, Zero Dark Thirty Read the rest of this entry »
‘Adore’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adore, Anne Fontaine, Antony Partos, Christopher Gordon, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has revealed the details of the soundtrack album for the drama Adore. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Christopher Gordon (Master and Commander, Daybreakers). Also included is additional music by Antony Partos (Animal Kingdom). The soundtrack will be released on September 24, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Adore is directed by Anne Fontaine (Coco Before Chanel) and stars Naomi Watts and Robin Wright as two lifelong friends whose deep friendship is tested when they engage in affairs with each other’s sons. Xavier Samuel, James Frechevile and Ben Mendelsohn are co-starring. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival under the title Two Mothers and has been picked up by Exclusive Media for a domestic release in select theaters and on VOD on September 6. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Standing Up’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, D.J. Caruso, score, Soundtrack, Standing Up
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama Standing Up. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Now You See Me, Fast Five). The soundtrack will be released physically on September 24, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Standing Up is directed by D.J. Caruso who previously worked with Tyler on Eagle Eye and stars Chandler Canterbury, Annalise Basso, Radha Mitchell and Val Kilmer. The movie follows two kids at summer camp who fall victims to a prank that leaves them stranded at Goat Island. The drama will be released in select theaters this Friday, August 16 by ARC Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Gustavo Santaolalla Takes Over Scoring Duties on ‘August: Osage County’
Posted: August 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: August: Osage County, Carter Burwell, Gustavo Santaolalla, John Wells
Gustavo Santaolalla has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming drama August: Osage County. The movie is directed by John Wells (The Company Men) and features and all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Ewan McGregor, Julianne Nicholson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dermot Mulroney, Misty Upham and Sam Shepard. The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play by Tracy Letts (Bug, Killer Joe) and follows the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in. Letts has also written the screenplay. Harvey Weinstein and Jean Doumanian (Sweet and Lowdown) are producing the film with George Clooney & Grant Heslov (Argo, Good Night, and Good Luck). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Filth’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clint Mansell, Filth, Soundtrack
Island Records will release a soundtrack album for the British comedic thriller Filth. The album features three tracks from the film’s original score composed by Clint Mansell (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Moon). Also included are the film’s songs by artists including Billy Ocean, The Shirelles, Tom Jones, Otis Blackwell, David Soul, Wilson Pickett, The Third Degree and Clarence Carter. The soundtrack will be released overseas on September 23, 2013. Filth is written and directed by Jon S. Baird (Green Street Hooligans) and stars James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots and Joanne Frogatt. The movie is based on a novel by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and follows an Edinburgh police detective who is manipulating everyone who stands in his way of securing a job promotion and winning back his family and daughter. The thriller is set to be released in the UK on October 4, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
